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average length of stay

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average length of stay
Managed care The total number of Pt days divided by the number of admissions and discharges during a specified period of time, which results in an average number of days in the hospital for each person admitted


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A 12-week trial of streaming fast track patients in emergency departments led to an 18% reduction in the average length of stay and a 20% reduction in average waiting time for all discharged patients.
The average length of stay in a shelter was lower in 2005 than in 2004.
In 1985, when the average length of stay for resident was 398 days, Medicare was primary payer for 11 percent of all discharges.
 
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